#13 · Center

Nico Hischier

Age: 27
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 200 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Naters, CHE

GP: 6
G: 3
A: 1
P: 4
+/-: -4
SOG: 13

Drafted 2017 · Round 1, #1 overall (NJD)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	3	1	2+1
A	1	2	4-3
P	4	3	6-2
SOG	13	5	12+1
PPP	4	0	1+3
+/-	-4	+1	+2-6
PIM	0	0	0
TOI/GP	19:09	19:23−0:14	20:13−1:05
SH%	23.1	20.0+3.1	16.7+6.4

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Hischier is shooting 23.1% (3 on 13 shots) against 15.5% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.9).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 57.1; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 58.4; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +6.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.852; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.9; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 63.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:43; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

27 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Hischier is used

#13 · C · New Jersey Devils

Nico Hischier

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 19:11; 12:43 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 63.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 58.4%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 57.1%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Hischier55.3s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Hischier33%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Timo Meier51.5 min together60%shot attempts

Luke Evangelista40.8 min together63%shot attempts

Luke Hughes27.4 min together66%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	New Jersey Devils	6	3	1	4	-4	0	3	13	23.1	19:09
2025–26	New Jersey Devils	82	28	38	66	-6	29	11	211	13.3	20:43
2024–25	New Jersey Devils	75	35	34	69	+9	20	14	187	18.7	20:23
2024–25 (P)	New Jersey Devils	5	4	0	4	0	0	0	16	25.0	24:12
2023–24	New Jersey Devils	71	27	40	67	-5	12	6	182	14.8	19:29
2022–23	New Jersey Devils	81	31	49	80	+33	10	7	256	12.1	19:17
2022–23 (P)	New Jersey Devils	12	1	6	7	-5	2	0	33	3.0	19:49
2021–22	New Jersey Devils	70	21	39	60	-1	17	4	153	13.7	19:21
2020–21	New Jersey Devils	21	6	5	11	-9	4	3	44	13.6	18:31
2019–20	New Jersey Devils	58	14	22	36	-16	12	2	123	11.4	18:04
2018–19	New Jersey Devils	69	17	30	47	0	24	3	160	10.6	18:06
2017–18	New Jersey Devils	82	20	32	52	+10	26	1	180	11.1	16:19
2017–18 (P)	New Jersey Devils	5	1	0	1	-4	0	0	6	16.7	16:33

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@DET	1	0	1	-3	3	16:22
Mon, Oct 12	vsOTT	0	0	0	-2	1	18:08
Sat, Oct 10	vsVAN	2	1	3	0	4	18:59
Tue, Oct 6	vsUTA	0	0	0	0	0	23:08
Sat, Oct 3	@NYI	0	0	0	0	3	19:19
Thu, Oct 1	vsPHI	0	0	0	+1	2	18:56

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Switzerland · OG	5	1	3	4	+1	0	1	18	6.0	20:26
2024–25	Switzerland · WC	4	2	1	3	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Switzerland · EHT	2	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Switzerland · WC	10	6	5	11	+6	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Switzerland · WC	4	1	2	3	0	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Switzerland · WC	8	5	3	8	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Switzerland · EHT	1	0	2	2	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Switzerland · WC	8	2	4	6	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Switzerland · WC	8	4	5	9	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Halifax Mooseheads · QMJHL	57	38	48	86	+20	24	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Switzerland U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	2	-4	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Switzerland U20 · WJC-20	5	4	3	7	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Switzerland U18 · WJC-18	5	1	5	6	0	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Halifax Mooseheads · QMJHL	6	3	4	7	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Switzerland U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	3	3	6	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	EHC Visp · NLB	7	1	1	2	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	SC Bern · NLA	15	1	0	1	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Switzerland U20 · WJC-20	6	0	2	2	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Switzerland U18 · WJC-18	5	1	3	4	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	SC Bern Future U20 · Elite Jr. A	18	11	17	28	–	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	EHC Visp · NLB	6	2	0	2	+2	8	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	SC Bern Future U20 · Elite Jr. A	9	1	8	9	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Switzerland U18 · WJC-18	5	1	0	1	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Bern U20 · U20-Elit	11	1	1	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Bern U17 · U17-Elit	22	28	33	61	0	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Bern U20 · U20-Elit	10	3	3	6	0	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Bern U17 · U17-Elit	3	4	5	9	0	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Switzerland U17 · EYOF	3	1	1	2	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Bern U17 · U17-Elit	2	1	2	3	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Valais-Wallis Future U17 · U17-Top	22	32	45	77	0	4	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Valais-Wallis Future U15 · U15-Elit	20	57	40	97	0	10	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Bern U17 · U17-Elit	2	0	1	1	0	2	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Valais-Wallis Future U17 · U17-Top	14	12	11	23	0	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Valais-Wallis Future U15 · U15-Elit	27	43	38	81	0	4	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15 · U15-Elit	2	2	2	4	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Valais-Wallis Future U15 · U15-Elit	27	11	18	29	0	4	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	ZSC Lions · QC Int PW	6	9	10	19	0	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Valais-Wallis Future U15 · U15-Elit	11	2	0	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Visp U15 · U15-Top	3	4	6	10	0	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	ZSC Lions · QC Int PW	6	3	2	5	0	4	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Visp II U15 · Mini A	9	15	11	26	0	4	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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